The Premiership season is drawing to a close which means numerous players are getting ready to join new clubs over the summer break. Plenty of transfers have already been confirmed across the league.
Gallagher Premiership champions Harlequins and London Scottish, the bottom side in the recent eleven-team Championship, have announced what they describe as an engaging and collaborative three-year relationship that will see the two clubs mutually benefit from greater interaction with each other.
USA midfielder Paul Lasike will quit Harlequins next month due to personal reasons, the reigning Gallagher Premiership champions granting the 31-year-old compassionate leave to be with his family in America following four seasons in England.
Not since the World Cup final in Yokohama in November 2019 have the Springboks played but they now have their pre-Lions tour opposition.
Fijian superstar Semi Radradra returns to the Bristol Bears starting line-up ahead of the Boxing Day showdown versus Harlequins on Saturday.
Harlequins Head of Rugby Paul Gustard has named the team to travel to Gloucester this weekend as Chris Ashton returns to fitness to start at fullback, his position of choice at Toulon.
Club captain Chris Robshaw will play his 300th and final game for the Harlequins as Paul Gustard names the side to travel to Leicester Tigers.
Chris Robshaw is ending his 16-year spell with Harlequins at the end of the Gallagher Premiership season.
Paul Gustard has made eight changes to the starting XV that faced London Irish at The Stoopwith summer signing Wilco Louw set to make his debut.